U.S. House passes bill decriminalizing marijuana at federal level
The House of Representatives has approved legislation that would decriminalize marijuana and seek to “address the devastating injustices caused…
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Invoking ‘Tiger King,’ House passes bill banning big cat ownership
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bipartisan bill that would ban private ownership of big cats like lions and tigers, after the…
Continue Reading Stimulus talks end week on optimistic note
What a difference a week makes. On Monday, it looked like nothing was going to happen on stimulus. Now, it’s possible a deal is brokered in a…
Continue Reading Biden wrestles with politics in effort to depoliticize the Justice Department
Political questions from Democrats and a new Republican litmus test have suddenly become complicating factors in one of President-elect Joe…
Continue Reading Trump raises more than $207 million since Election Day as he pushes baseless election fraud claims
President Donald Trump’s political operation has raised more than $207 million since Election Day, as the President inundates his supporters…
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Biden’s popular vote margin over Trump tops 7 million
President-elect Joe Biden‘s margin over President Donald Trump in the nationwide popular vote is now more than 7 million votes and may continue…
Continue Reading Biden said he asked Fauci to stay on and be a chief medical adviser in his administration
President-elect Joe Biden said Thursday that he had asked Dr. Anthony Fauci earlier in the day to stay on in his role and to be a chief medical…
Continue Reading Trump Pentagon nominee spreads debunked conspiracies and tweets suggesting Trump declare martial law
President Donald Trump’s nominee to become a senior Pentagon official spread debunked conspiracies on Twitter that called Trump’s…
Continue Reading Hispanic caucus expresses frustration to Biden team with how Michelle Lujan Grisham has been treated
WASHINGTON, DC — Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus expressed frustration in a meeting with leaders of President-elect Joe…
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The White House liaison to the Justice Department was banned from the building
The White House liaison to the Justice Department has been barred from entering the building after she attempted to access sensitive information…
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Biden says he will ask Americans to wear masks for his first 100 days in office as president
WILMINGTON, Delaware — President-elect Joe Biden told CNN on Thursday that he will ask Americans to wear masks for his first 100 days after he…
Continue Reading FDA chief meets with Meadows again as Trump remains frustrated with pace of vaccine approval
Embattled Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn met with White House chief of staff Mark Meadows for the second day in a row on…
Continue Reading Trump’s intelligence chief warns China is the greatest threat to US since WWII
The Trump administration’s most senior intelligence official issued a stark warning Thursday that China is preparing for “an open-ended…
Continue Reading Harris on her working relationship with Biden: ‘We are full partners in this process’
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris may have been fierce rivals in the Democratic primary, but now, as they prepare to…
Continue Reading Biden says multiple Republican senators have called to congratulate him on election win
President-elect Joe Biden revealed Thursday that “more than several” Republican senators have called to privately congratulate him on his…
Continue Reading Biden on nominating diverse Cabinet: ‘I’m going to keep my commitment’
Joe Biden said Thursday he would keep his commitment to nominate a Cabinet that reflects America’s diversity, as the President-elect faces…
Continue Reading Romney calls Trump’s leadership on Covid-19 ‘a great human tragedy’
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney on Thursday blasted President Donald Trump’s leadership — or lack thereof — during the deadly…
Continue Reading Plotting the future: Trump kids even look to profit from their father’s fallen legacy
It was Thanksgiving, but instead of being seated at an elaborate table dressed with gold silverware, expensive china and a buffet of chilled seafood,…
Continue Reading Congress moves to block Trump’s Germany troop cuts in defense bill
The final version of the National Defense Authorization Act has a provision that would effectively block President Donald Trump’s attempt to…
Continue Reading Trump and Barr had ‘contentious’ White House meeting this week, source says
President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr had a “contentious,” lengthy meeting inside the West Wing this week after Barr…
Continue Reading White House communications director Alyssa Farah resigns
Alyssa Farah has resigned from her role as the White House communications director. In a statement, Farah said she will be “leaving the White…
Continue Reading Federal watchdog: ‘substantial likelihood of wrongdoing’ at US Agency for Global Media
The Office of Special Counsel says it “found a substantial likelihood of wrongdoing” at the US Agency for Global Media, led by a…
Continue Reading ‘An attempt to sabotage’: Trump’s potential purge of career employees casts pall across federal government
Federal career employees across the Trump administration are fearful of losing their job protections and potentially their jobs, as agencies begin to…
Continue Reading Democratic lawmakers introduce a resolution to amend the 13th Amendment to end forced prison labor
Congressional Democrats want to amend a section of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery, to end what they refer to as another form of slavery…
Continue Reading Capitol Hill talks intensify over Covid-19 relief deal but major sticking points remain
High-level negotiations over an economic stimulus package are intensifying as congressional leaders and top senators are pushing to reach a major…
Continue Reading Democratic concerns over Morell and torture scramble Biden’s CIA decision
One of President-elect Joe Biden’s initial frontrunners to be CIA director, Mike Morell, is facing increasingly complicated prospects as his…
Continue Reading With Trump and allies headed to the Supreme Court, elections cases still dead on arrival
After more than 30 defunct lawsuits in 30 days, attempts by President Donald Trump and his backers to overturn the election of Joe Biden as the next…
Continue Reading Biden faces increasing pressure to diversify his Cabinet
A group of lawmakers and civil rights groups are demanding that President-elect Joe Biden appoint Black and Latino nominees to some of the remaining…
Continue Reading Jeffrey Zients is expected to be named Biden’s coronavirus coordinator
Jeffrey Zients is President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to be the White House coronavirus coordinator, or “czar,” a source familiar…
Continue Reading White House has held multiple pardon meetings since the election
With a rush of pardons expected before President Donald Trump leaves office, the White House has been holding multiple pardon meetings since the…
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